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Charity Ball

On 12 November the annual Charity Ball of Maria’s Children Art Center and Charitable Foundation Pelican took place at Metropol hotel, one of Moscow’s most beautiful historic buildings. The event’s programme included a gourmet dinner, dance performance by children from the Filimonki children’s home, live music, loud and silent charity auctions of Maria’s Children students works, lottery, gift fair and dances.

This time our dear guests donated over 8,3 millions Roubles. We cordially thank all those who helped us and are now supporting children and orphanage graduates, young residents of psychoneurological institutions and special needs children.

Most of the funds were donated by our guests during the charity auction of Maria’s Children students works.

It was held, as usual, by the famous doctor-clown Patch Adams, the studio’s old friend, founder of laughter therapy and hospital clowning. Translation was provided by the popular host and scientist Ilya Kolmanovskiy. The lot which caused most emotional reactions and brought Maria’s Children the largest sum was mosaic figures of Alice and White Rabbit, created by our children at the Sorochany summer camp under the guidance of artist Victoria Basina.

You could also see heroes of “Alice in Wonderland” strolling around halls of Metropol,